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Jennifer draws a hexagon, and a line passing through two of its vertices. It turns out one of the figures in which the original hexagon is divided is a heptagon. Show an example of a hexagon and a line for which it is true.

Can Jennifer draw an octagon and a line passing through two of its vertices in such a way that this line cuts a 10-gon from it?

Two people had two square cakes. Each person made 2 straight cuts from edge to edge on their cake. After doing this, one person ended up with three pieces, and the other with four. How could this be?